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The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against the backdrop of a presidential election year.

Dozens of flights at Boston Logan International Airport were preemptively canceled Tuesday amid a multi-day storm that has complicated travel plans just after the Thanksgiving holiday. Over 60 flights to and from the airport were preemptively canceled Tuesday, adding to the hundreds of cancellations and delays the previous day. Airlines including JetBlue, United, American and Delta were waving flight change and cancellation...

Sara ventures to Build-A-Bear where she learns how, for more than 20 years, their mission has been to help kids – and of course – kids at heart – add a little more wonder to life by fostering creativity and fun.

Plans to hold a “Frost Fest” instead of a traditional holiday celebration are getting a frosty reception. After concerns last year that the tree-lighting ceremony at a park in Durham, New Hampshire, was too focused on Christmas, and a decision to deny a menorah to be displayed next to the tree, town councilors came up with the idea of a...

State investigators are planning to visit bars in every major Massachusetts city on New Year’s Eve in an effort to curtail drunken driving. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said officials from the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, which she oversees, will focus their enforcement efforts on bars identified as the last to sell alcohol to a convicted drunk driver, as well as...

A 12-year-old girl’s generous Christmas spirit left such an impact on one Boston Police Department Officer that he enlisted the help of Patriots cornerback, Stephon Gilmore, to wish her a happy holiday. Officer Jorge Dias participated in the department’s 10th annual Shop with a Cop event when he encountered Jamaica Plain resident, Marisa. The tween was given a $100 gift...

The holidays are a time for family, reflection and, of course, travel. MassDOT officials joined the Massachusetts Bay Authority Transportation on Monday to discuss travel impacts during Thanksgiving week.